Earl Jackson
Earl Daniel Jackson Sr served at the end of WWII (US Air Corp, PFC) He received a WWII Victory Medal. Sergeant First Class ARMOR-USAR, Ready Reserve (active status) was inducted November 17, 1950. He served as a tank commander, CO A, 73rd, HVY Tank BN. He received teh Korean SVC Medal w/2 Bronze SVC Stars and UN Svc Medal. He was transferred to the Army Reserve on August 27, 1942 and was honorably discharged on September 17, 1956.
Korean War - Key Events
January 12, 1950
In a speech to the National Press Club, U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson outlines a U.S. Pacific defense posture that includes Japan and the Philippines but does not explicitly include Korea. In fact, he states that, “so far as the military security of other areas in the Pacific is concerned, it must be clear that no person can guarantee these areas against military attack.”
These events are taken from the Encyclopedia Britannica
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